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Certification of Loan Disbursement, Request for Verification of Employment and Request for Verification of Deposit (VA Forms 26-1820, 26-8497 & 26-8497a)

OMB 2900-0521 · VA.

OMB 2900-0521

VA Form 26-1820 is used for loans closed on the prior approval and automatic basis. It is used by lenders closing VA loans under 38 U.S.C. 3710 and thereby complies with the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 3702(c) which requires lenders to report to the Secretary on loans guaranteed or insured. In this information collection request VA has revised the VA Form 26-1820 to change the term "Gender" to "Sex".

The latest form for Certification of Loan Disbursement, Request for Verification of Employment and Request for Verification of Deposit (VA Forms 26-1820, 26-8497 & 26-8497a) expires 2028-12-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form 26-1820 Report and Certification of Loan Disbursement (26-1820) Form
30-Day (published) 2900-0521.pdf Supplementary Document
Published 60-Day FRN (2900-0521).pdf Supplementary Document
New Supporting Statement (2900-0521) 9-17-25.docx Supporting Statement A
Report and Certification of Loan Disbursement (26-1820) Form
Request for Verification of Deposit
Request for Verification of Employment

All Historical Document Collections

202503-2900-003	Revision of a currently approved collection	2025-09-17
202207-2900-004 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2022-09-26
202001-2900-003 Approved with change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2020-05-27
201703-2900-018 Approved with change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2017-06-30
201307-2900-009 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2014-03-21
201009-2900-004 Approved with change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2010-12-29
200708-2900-025 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2007-12-06
200409-2900-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2004-09-02
200108-2900-005 Approved without change	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2001-08-10
199708-2900-005 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1997-08-13
199411-2900-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	1994-11-09
199404-2900-010 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1994-04-11
199310-2900-006 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1993-10-12
199102-2900-001 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	1991-02-08

OMB Details

Report and Certification of Loan Disbursement (26-1820)

Federal Enterprise Architecture: General Government - Central Fiscal Operations

Form 26-1820	Report and Certification of Loan Disbursement	www.va.gov/vaforms	Form
Form 26-8497	Report and Certification of Loan Disbursement	www.va.gov/vaforms	Form
Form 26-8497a	Request for Verification of Deposit	www.va.gov/vaforms	Form

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